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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, if you can comfortably afford private, I would at least look into it and see what your options are.

My kids are now in 6th and 9th and I'm really wishing they had gone to private school. We live in a wealthy neighborhood where most people use public school but there are still a lot of issues with public education and the inability to advance the curriculum for kids who learn more quickly. My kids are too old and don't want to switch schools now, plus where we live there are no good private options within a 20 minute drive. So we try to push them as much as we can, but school is just really easy and boring for them. Its such a disappointment and if I had it to do all over again, I'd probably move somewhere closer to a good private school and buy a less expensive house to make it more affordable. Hindsight is 20/20. [/quote]

Op here. We moved to this school district for the supposedly excellent schools. We live in a multi million dollar home and have spent almost another million on renovations to make it our exact style. The privates we are considering are 20+ min away while we currently live 1-2 miles from our zoned elementary, middle and high school. I feel like we have sunk so much money into this house.[/quote]

I'm confused.  In your OP you sound totally happy with the public school, just annoyed by other parents and the 'bored' comments.  But you said your child is happy, thriving, not bored.  So what is the problem, really?[/quote]

My kid is not bored at all. She loves school. All three of my kids are doing well and have lots of friends and happy. My kids would do well in any environment. As I previously mentioned, our private school dilemma has nothing to do with the topic of this thread. I do think the quality of instruction may be better in private. However, I am not sure if it is worth the headache of commuting 10+ miles in some of the worst DMV traffic during rush hour every morning and afternoon. First world problems, I know.[/quote]

Ok, now I’m curious: why private now? You have older kids that I’m assuming are in public and have been for some time, and you are in an ‘excellent’ district.  They are happy and thriving according to your posts.  So what’s your beef?  I promise the parents won’t be less annoying [/quote]

I'm pretty sure that her other children are younger.  Probably 3 and 1. [/quote]

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